Masters runner excels at the Burnham Beeches race as we bring you our latest UK-wide endurance round-up
BURNHAM BEECHES HALF-MARATHON, Buckinghamshire, August 17
There was a second W60 British all-time best for Sarah Gee when finishing third woman overall in 83:47, a time which beat Treena Johnson’s previous best by getting on for a minute.
Gee had, herself, won overall here 15 years ago as a W45 veteran in 79:30 after topping the 2010 W45 rankings for that year with a 77:43 from the Reading Half.
Here Gee was not too far down on women’s race winner Melissa Gibson’s 82:35. The Ealing runner was fifth in the World 100km championship in India in 2023.
James Laing won the men’s race with 72:56.
Gee said: “I was pleased with my time today and know that if weather is cooler and on the flat, I could go faster. I don’t mind the heat, but I think it has started to affect me more in my old age.”
She added: “The course is shaded, so not too bad with the sun, but it’s forever undulating and thereby never boring, however, I can’t believe that I did 76-minutes on the reverse course 15 years ago.”
Overall: 1 J Laing (Hill) 72:56
Women: 1 M Gibson (Ealing E, W40) 82:35
W50: 1 D Godwin (M’head) 96:41
W55: 1 K Streams (Read RR) 90:14
W60: 1 S Gee (Windle) 83:47
NORTH EAST GP6, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, August 13
The final meeting of the popular North East Grand Prix saw Matt Linsley produce a 1:50.63 800m win and Tom O’Mahoney an 8:37.83 3000m victory.
In an earlier 3000m race, Gabrielle Pinder, the English National and English Schools cross-country champion, who sits fourth on the under-15 girls UK all-time lists and second this year, ran 9:41.83 in a mixed competition. Her best of 9:31:54 was set in an earlier round of the Grand-Prix.
Selected results
Men
800 A race: 1 M Linsley (Gate) 1:50.63; 2 J Smith (Kendal) 1:52.43; 3 J Fiddamen (Morp) 1:53.15
3000 A race: 1 T O’Mahoney (Herne H) 8:37.83; 2 J Douglas (Gate) 8:42.42; 3 H Brown (M’boro, U20) 8:46.52
Women (in B 3000 mx)
800: 4 G Pinder (N Marske, U15G) 9:41.83
BIRCHWOOD 10km, Warrington, Cheshire, August 17
Overall: 1 J Doherty (Liv) 31:56
M50: 1 M Swensson (Penny L) 34:45
M55: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 33:57
M70: 1 G Crewe (Wilm) 42:44
Women: 1 A Davey (Sale) 37:28
W45: 1 S Armitage (Ilk) 39:35
W50: 1 S Harrison (Wilm) 41:55
W60: 1 K Sutton (Wilm) 46:37
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